The two-time MVP, 30, finished three points short of his career high of 54 and three three-pointers short of breaking his NBA record of 13 made in a single game as he did not enter for the fourth quarter.

His 51 points is the most by an NBA player this season, surpassing Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin’s 50 in their victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, while Curry also moved above Suns guard Jamal Crawford into fifth on the league’s all-time three-pointers made list, with 2,162.

The Rockets, who lost to the Warriors in last year’s Western Conference finals, fell to their third defeat in four games as they were beaten 100-89 at home by the Utah Jazz.

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